Have you ever stumbled across Ernst Haeckel's stunning 19th century art prints representing complex symmetrical forms that look like snowflakes, armored knights, or even futuristic space stations? Or maybe walking down an indo-pacific beach, you have taken a closer look at the warm sand only to realize that the 'sand' is really countless, minute earthly stars? Chances are you did not realize it...

A review of recent literature in pediatrics, pediatric orthopedics, and general orthopedics revealed a lack of information on pediatric orthopedic assessment of the newborn and infant. This paper presents a description of a 3-to-5 minute physical examination intended to detect congenital anomalies of the musculo-skeletal system, or to reassure the concerned parents that their offspring is healt...

We apply Lie algebra deformation theory to the problem of identifying the stable form of the quantum relativistic kinematical algebra. As a warm up, given Galileo’s conception of spacetime as input, some modest computer code we wrote zeroes in on the Poincaré-plus-Heisenberg algebra in about a minute. Further ahead, along the same path, lies a three dimensional deformation space, with an instab...

BACKGROUND Vascularized composite allografts, particularly hand and forearm, have limited ischemic tolerance after procurement. In bilateral hand transplantations, this demands a 2 team approach and expedited transfer of the allograft, limiting the recovery to a small geographic area. Ex situ perfusion may be an alternative allograft preservation method to extend allograft survival time. This i...

Optimal perfusion strategies for extensive aortic resection in patients with mega-aortic syndromes include: tailored myocardial preservation, antegrade cerebral perfusion, controlled hypothermia and selective organ perfusion. Typically, the aortic arch resection and elephant trunk procedure are performed under hypothermic circulatory arrest with myocardial and cerebral protection. However, mese...

BACKGROUND Most studies have found cold ischemic time to be an important predictor of delayed graft function in kidney transplantation. Relatively less is known about the warm time associated with vascular anastomosis and early outcomes. METHODS A retrospective cohort of 298 consecutive solitary deceased donor kidney recipients from January 2006 to August 2012 was analyzed to examine the asso...

this study investigated whether age and gender influenced blood pressure recovery after exhaustive exercise in non-athletic males and females. 60 healthy (blood pressure was especially considered) men and women with no drug and supplement consumption participated in this study and were divided into six groups: 20-30 yr (10 males), 20-30 yr (10 females), 30-40 yr (10 males), 30-40 yr (10 females...

The potential benefit of aerobic exercise upon cardiovascular disease (CVD) through an increasing high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) is acknowledged. However, its effects on low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) and their subpopulations, are unknown in Thailand. Twenty sedentary Thai women undertook a 12-week exercise training program (60% heart rate reserve) comprising 25-minute cycling followed by 10...

BACKGROUND Walking speed seems to be related to aerobic capacity, lower limb strength, and functional mobility, however it is not clear whether there is a direct relationship between improvement in muscle strength and gait performance in early postmenopausal women. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of muscle strengthening exercises on the performance of the 6-minute walk test in women within 5...

Williams, N, Russell, M, Cook, CJ, and Kilduff, LP. Effect of ischemic preconditioning on maximal swimming performance. J Strength Cond Res 35(1): 221–226, 2021—The effect (IPC) performance was examined. Using a randomized, crossover design, national- international-level swimmers (n = 20; 14 men, 6 women) participated in 3 trials (Con, IPC-2h, IPC-24h). Lower-body IPC (4 × 5-minute bilateral bl...